by Kelly Bean, Executive Director | Nov 20, 2014 | News and Updates
Ally Perez of Maryland, joined the 2014 African Road Learning Trip to Rwanda and Burundi. Her terrific blog posts capture some of the experiences, relationships and new insights she gained on this learning journey. As I sit in my Burundi hotel room with electricity,...
by Kelly Bean, Executive Director | Oct 22, 2014 | News and Updates
Lessons Learned Traveling with African Road We [Kelly Bean and Lori Martin] began African Road in response to our long-term, on the ground, friendships with a variety of remarkable East African leaders. And now, through yearly travel, we are able to introduce our...
by S.D. | Apr 9, 2014 | News and Updates
More stories from the Women of New Destiny, as they build a future for their families. Therese’s Goats Therese has been a member of New Destiny Women’s Cooperative for many years. Injured during the 1994 Genocide, her eyesight is poor. She has four children...
by Kelly Bean, Executive Director | Dec 19, 2013 | News and Updates
A very Merry Christmas! This time last year, African Road donors and friends joined together in an incredible effort to raise matching funds to buy a house for orphans. In July, the Turikunkiko family and the many orphans in their care moved from a small, dark...
by Kelly Bean, Executive Director | Dec 19, 2013 | News and Updates
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” – Nelson Mandela (quote source)
by Kelly Bean, Executive Director | Dec 19, 2013 | News and Updates
For several years the women of the New Destiny Cooperative have been working to create a tailoring business. With sewing machines and lessons from African Road, they have moved from a remote location without electricity to a storefront in the market. They had the...
